Do You Promote or Impede Real Change?
Release Date:
08/21/2017
During Black Philanthropy Month, Yvonne Moore, Principal Philanthropy Advisor for Moore Philanthropy, encourages reflection on how you enter, occupy and exit spaces.
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The Uncertain Road Ahead for Culture in New York City
Release Date:
08/14/2017
Michelle Coffey, Kerry McCarthy, and Michele Kumi Baer of the New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust ask how NYC plans to fulfill many of the important efforts identified in the City's recently unveiled Cultural Plan.
Social Justice Funders: For National Movements to Win, Invest in Texas
Release Date:
08/08/2017
Edward W. Hazen Foundation Intern Juan Cardoza-Oquendo says investing in community organizing in Texas now is a smart investment for the future of social justice nationwide.
Finding My Power and Community in Philanthropy
Release Date:
08/03/2017
PNY's departing Public Policy Fellow Stephanie Chrispin says young professionals in any role within a foundation can wield their personal power to persuade and influence others and be a catalyst for change.
The Largest Philanthropy Network Has a New Name: United Philanthropy Forum
Release Date:
07/19/2017
For those of you who weren’t able to join us for the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers’ 2017 Annual Conference this year, I’m pleased to announce that we’ve just revealed our new name — United Philanthropy Forum — and a new visual...
Correspondence Archives in the Age of Email: Technology, Privacy, and Policy Challenges
Release Date:
07/18/2017
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Senior Program Associate Kristen C. Ratanatharathorn on the US-UK task force currently developing a framework to address the challenges of preserving email correspondence.
Rules and Rituals: How to Drive Change
Release Date:
07/06/2017
Zia Khan, Vice President, Initiatives and Strategy at The Rockefeller Foundation, argues that to achieve systems change, we must pay attention not just to formal procedures, but also to culture.
Passing Raise the Age Legislation: A Big Step on the Long Road to Implementation
Release Date:
06/30/2017
Jennifer March, Executive Director, Citizens’ Committee for Children and Naomi Post, Executive Director, Children’s Defense Fund-NY, write how "enacting Raise the Age into law is a lesson in persistent, effective advocacy and this herculean effort...
How Arts And Culture Make New York A Place For All Of Us
Release Date:
06/27/2017
Michele Kumi Baer, Program Associate at the New York Community Trust, writes, "we need a cultural plan that advances artistic practices and cultural institutions that serve New Yorkers who will be the most affected by proposed federal cuts, or we...
Design and Health: Back Together Again?
Release Date:
06/21/2017
New York State Health Foundation's Nupur Chaudhury writes about the historical connection between design and health, and what funders can do to support reuniting the two fields.
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